iPhone and iPad users have complained about serious battery drain caused by the YouTube app.
The issue appears to affect devices running iOS 11.
Users have flooded social media to voice their frustration, with YouTube customer support promising it is “actively working to fix this”.
According to reports, the official YouTube app appears to have a few bugs on iOS 11, which affects all iPhones and iPads, and causes devices to run warm when watching videos.
Whatever the cause, the bug appears to be severely impacting users’ battery life.
iOS developer Justin Morris tweeted about the issues earlier this week, posting: “Recently purchased a new iPhone or upgraded to iOS 11.1.1?
“Well, there’s one popular app that you might want to stay away from, as it’s wrecking havoc on battery life.
“There appears to be a bug affecting the YouTube app that severely affects battery life and causes overheating.”
One enraged YouTube user claims the app drained 87per cent of their battery while watching one video.
Writing on Twitter, the user shared: “iOS 11, you are f***ing up my battery life. 98% to 11% by just watching one YouTube video. @Apple come on man.”
YouTube has not offered a timescale for its fix.
However, in the meantime, iOS users worried about battery life may may want to delete the app from their iPhone or iPad and instead watch videos in Safari by navigating to the YouTube mobile website.